2016 Maine Question 2 (original) (raw)
Maine Question 2, formally An Act to Establish The Fund to Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education, was a citizen-initiated referendum question that appeared on the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It sought to increase state aid to public schools by instituting a surcharge of 3% on Maine income taxes for those with income above $200,000 a year. As the Maine Legislature and Governor Paul LePage declined to enact the proposal as written, it appeared on the ballot along with elections for President of the United States, Maine's two U.S. House seats, the Legislature, and various local elections.
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| dbo:abstract | Maine Question 2, formally An Act to Establish The Fund to Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education, was a citizen-initiated referendum question that appeared on the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It sought to increase state aid to public schools by instituting a surcharge of 3% on Maine income taxes for those with income above 200,000ayear.AstheMaineLegislatureandGovernorPaulLePagedeclinedtoenacttheproposalaswritten,itappearedontheballotalongwithelectionsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates,Maine′stwoU.S.Houseseats,theLegislature,andvariouslocalelections.Thequestionwaspassedbyroughly10,000votes.ThesurtaxcreatedbythequestionwasrepealedaspartofstatebudgetnegotiationsonJuly3,2017thatadded200,000 a year. As the Maine Legislature and Governor Paul LePage declined to enact the proposal as written, it appeared on the ballot along with elections for President of the United States, Maine's two U.S. House seats, the Legislature, and various local elections. The question was passed by roughly 10,000 votes. The surtax created by the question was repealed as part of state budget negotiations on July 3, 2017 that added 200,000ayear.AstheMaineLegislatureandGovernorPaulLePagedeclinedtoenacttheproposalaswritten,itappearedontheballotalongwithelectionsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates,Maine′stwoU.S.Houseseats,theLegislature,andvariouslocalelections.Thequestionwaspassedbyroughly10,000votes.ThesurtaxcreatedbythequestionwasrepealedaspartofstatebudgetnegotiationsonJuly3,2017thatadded162 million to public education funding from general revenue. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Maine Question 2, formally An Act to Establish The Fund to Advance Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education, was a citizen-initiated referendum question that appeared on the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It sought to increase state aid to public schools by instituting a surcharge of 3% on Maine income taxes for those with income above $200,000 a year. As the Maine Legislature and Governor Paul LePage declined to enact the proposal as written, it appeared on the ballot along with elections for President of the United States, Maine's two U.S. House seats, the Legislature, and various local elections. (en) |
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